Antivirus Action

Just got that freaky thing on my laptop and fought it for hours until it finally gave up and got the fuck of my computer, gotta be one of the most annoying malware/virus whatever they are called i ever seen ;s

What is Antivirus Action?
Antivirus Action is another rogue program designed to trick you into paying for software that is not legitimate. It installs itself onto your computer without your permission or knowledge and will immediately begin bombarding you with fake pop up messages that your computer is infected. You are then instructed to pay for the full version of the software in order to remove all of the “fake” infections that Antivirus Action has found. It is important that you not fall for these deceptive tactics and also that you remove Antivirus Action as soon as possible.


How did I get it?
Most common method is through maliciously coded web sites that popup a fake scan of your computer. An install of the malware is then performed wheher you agree or not.
What does it do?

• Scare you into purchasing bogus software by simulating detection of infections.
• Hijack your web browser by blocking access to websites of legitimate software vendors.
• Opens a backdoor for additional spyware or viruses onto your computer

SERIOUSLY DONT GET IT ;S;S;S

I want to say I had that crap on my old computer, but it was there for days...So I got a new one :D

why didn't you kill it fur :p

i guess i got some kinda virus to, my msn wont work, some sites wont pop up for me anymore...
and some programs just got blocket on a wierd way :P
i will scan my pc tommorow ima out of power right now xD

who the fuck are the stupidos who create virus's ;s its so annoying ;s

Lol, it got the best of me Dae. I was fighting it for days :(. I needed a new computer for school anyway so it came at an ok time.

all I can say is unlucky dae.. I honestly don't get people who write virus' :/

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Originally Posted by Daemon

who the fuck are the stupidos who create virus's ;s its so annoying ;s

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I generally like to think they are dickless assholes with nothing beter to do then to sit on their asses and annoying ppl all day long, but thats just me.

haha adcar :) i got rid of it, but its still annoying to have to try to solve it for hours ;s hehe nevad couldn't agree more :)

yeah, good that you fixed it though^^ and I mean really nevad has to be right, writing a complicated virus like that would take a while would it not? who has the time for that? I hate hackers >.<

Thats why I only trust AVG for telling me if I have any viruses on my computer.

i didnt trust it :) it popped up and installed itself ;s i never pressed yes to anything ;s and it got popups, completly taking over IE (I use Firefox though) And opened all kinda popups, from porn to gym classes even a pop up trying to sell me viagra ;s

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Originally Posted by Sirlock

Thats why I only trust AVG for telling me if I have any viruses on my computer.

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AVG has a pretty bad detection rate according to tests. The best free antivirus was Avira and the best paid Kaspersky if I recall correctly.

i would get norton :D

Download firefox then download adblocker from firefox
that only used to happen to me when i used internet explorer

btw norton sucks download nod32 and ill give u my keygen or get u a serial

Warez are illegal are not allowed aloud here. Please don't post or talk about them.

im just saying i can help him out

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Originally Posted by xcalizorz‬‎

im just saying i can help him out

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Doesn't matter... Discuss warez and you will be banned.
Remember, you are talking to a Retired Staff member, basically a mod without powers. :p

Just on the topic of the Virus, I've caught a virus very similar to this twice. The first time I lost the fight and I was forced to format my PC and remove all the system files, then install Windows again. Because I wanted to upgrade I was able to install Win 7.

The second time was my victory. ;)
I recognised the symptoms and I was able to load up Norton Utilities (Yes... Norton) and stop the startup program that opened the file when the PC was booted up. I also was able to get into the registry files and remove all the files that were associated with the program, as well as a heap of cleaning up.

Whole process took me about a day. =_=

Eset Smart Security ftw!

I've always used that program and never had any stupid viruses/malewares/trojans.

I downloaded hiijack this in safe mode with network and removed the infected files, but you gotta know which ones they are because Hijack this shows you all the files not only the bad ones and then i used a malware cleaning software to catch the associated files and get rid of them aswell :)

Ive used McAfee for liek 3 years and ive never had a virus, well i have but its been detected and killed... *Knocks on wood*

Guys, also, there is a program called security virus which pretends to be a virus protector, but just stops you opening everything. Its a huge pain in the ass